Speaking of conspiracy theories, it was pointed out on another thread today that by reopening a 5 year old investigation the LAPD can deny any & all FOIA requests on it because it is an "ongoing investigation".

I don't know if that is true or not but if it is, if the LAPD was smart they'd have a couple of reporters from the LA Times & a couple different news stations there with them during the reinvestigation just to head off at the pass any suggestions like I just made. However given the brilliant way that the LAPD has handled this whole affair so far I'd expect more secret meetings, stonewalling the media, & even more 'don't bring him in alive' orders.

Vodka Zombie:So, the cops are outsourcing their shooting of civilians now?

This should turn out wonderfully.

Any retard with a pair of balls and decent eyesight and half brain could do better than the LAPD have done so far.

What is the very, VERY most basic rule of gun saftey?Never point it at anything you don't want to get shot.

Cops, supposedly there to serve and protect, are supposed to check their targets better at the expense of their own safety for the greater public good. "To Server and Protect" is not small potatoes, it's the job description and your life is supposed to be on the line when necessary to fulfill that role.

The LAPD is coming unglued. From all the way across the country I can tell that this is getting a reaction from them which is out of proportion to what you normally would expect. They look more like an army than a police force now.

rev. dave:The LAPD is coming unglued. From all the way across the country I can tell that this is getting a reaction from them which is out of proportion to what you normally would expect. They look more like an army than a police force now.

They are so going to out-stupid themselves somehow. I think shooting those two poor women in a truck earlier this week was just a preview.

Odd, isn't it? When you have three murders committed by someone else, they don't publicly announce a million-dollar-bounty for his head him. However, this isn't just some guy. He's a cop, with a lot of information that could make other cops look really, really bad.

The "bounty" is to make the other cops look like they want him alive. That's it.

They've already had two separate "mistaken identity" shootings, because the cops are definitely in a "shoot first, let him cool, then ask questions later" mood. We know they want him dead. They know that, hence this stupid PR stunt. What he needs to do is to walk into the nearest federal building with an FBI office and turn himself in, before some cop gets lucky and blows his damned head off.

ecmoRandomNumbers:rev. dave: The LAPD is coming unglued. From all the way across the country I can tell that this is getting a reaction from them which is out of proportion to what you normally would expect. They look more like an army than a police force now.

They are so going to out-stupid themselves somehow. I think shooting those two poor women in a truck earlier this week was just a preview.

Not to be a buzzkill, but, they are an army. You're talking about one of the most militarized police forces in the United States, the folks who practically invented SWAT, and they're sure as hell looking forward to shooting this guy before someone in the Justice Department gets his hands on him.

Jesus Christ, people, read the article before posting. This isn't a bounty. It's a reward for information leading to his arrest. You don't get the money if you walk up to him and shoot him. Every member of the FBI's most wanted list has a similar reward. This isn't a new concept.

If you're a random person (not LAPD or on Dorner's list), what incentive do you have to call the police? Dorner isn't killing random people. Someone is more likely to die when the police swarm the neighborhood and start shooting at the paperboy or someone walking their dog. Sure you might get a million dollars for the tip, you might also get killed by some dumbass cop.

/although you could annoy the hell out of people by using a payphone to submit false tips, the PD would roll in and lock down the neighborhood for hours, if not days, at this point